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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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DARKTRACE PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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18
Jul 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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1p
ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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26,619,079
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3.80%
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189,698
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0.03%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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28,639
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0.00%
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26,284,668
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3.75%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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26,647,718
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3.80%
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26,474,366
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3.78%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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214,119
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5.8244 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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117,331
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5.8284 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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84,766
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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41,907
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5.8254 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,332
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5.8280 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,186
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5.8258 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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15,788
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5.8275 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,539
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5.8226 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,159
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5.8160 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,086
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5.8260 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,354
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5.8208 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,721
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5.8197 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,691
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5.8262 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,274
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5.8220 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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920
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5.8240 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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824
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5.8320 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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661
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5.8324 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Purchase
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279
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5.8340 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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158,873
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5.8241 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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128,457
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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49,978
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5.8237 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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42,826
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5.8260 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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32,619
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5.8265 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,022
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5.8210 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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25,381
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5.8276 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,937
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5.8299 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,780
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5.8285 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,057
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5.8240 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,545
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5.8234 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,032
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5.8275 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,626
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5.8248 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,699
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5.8215 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,690
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5.8286 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,395
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5.8253 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,313
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5.8290 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,264
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5.8280 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,949
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5.8220 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,374
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5.8250 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,274
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5.8222 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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100
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5.8240 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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8,974
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5.8288 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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25,234
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5.8297 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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24,903
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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525
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5.8260 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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24,902
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5.8256 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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125,134
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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36,704
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5.8254 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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55,733
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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136
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5.8280 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,699
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5.8215 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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675
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5.8220 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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49,978
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5.8238 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,778
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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30,656
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5.8254 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,691
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5.8262 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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31,258
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5.8297 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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35,167
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5.8299 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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661
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5.8324 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,545
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5.8234 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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15,788
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5.8275 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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268
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5.8274 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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9,250
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5.8259 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,745
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5.8231 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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23,800
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5.8285 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,838
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5.8210 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,180
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5.8300 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9,539
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5.8226 GBP
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1p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,383
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5.8300 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the
disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person
relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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23 Jul 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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